The on-going focus at www.cadterns.com is the CSOL
(Cyber School of On-line Learning). Here people can participate in
specific pattern-making lessons. These lessons are intended for
Recreational Fashion Designers™ aka home sewers, who wish to learn
more about: • Elements of Fashion • Principles of Design • Personal
Patternmaking A list of topics, times and formats will be available
by approximately January 15. If you are a RecFasDes and would like
to receive more information (with no obligation) please sign up
here.

Version 5
Computer Program Discontinued

As a result of changes in computer technology, the CADTERNSComputer Program is no longer compatible with new Windows operating systems.
In November 2010, CADTERNSmade the reluctant decision to discontinue distribution of the
computer program.

New Discussion Group at Yahoo

A discussion group for CADTERNS
users has
been set up at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cadterns/.
It was set up and will be moderated by Cera Maugey of Toronto cera@starnix.com. Congratulations and thanks to
Cera for not only having the idea but for acting upon it. This will be an
interesting place to share notes, inspirations, ideas and general networking with other
student and recreational fashion designers. Hats off to Cera and full speed ahead!

To celebrate this development, there is a special discount for anyone who places an order
from the new message board. For details, go tohttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/cadterns/
and see the message entitled "Special Discount for Discussion Participants".

Computer-Assisted Patternmaking for
Recreational Designers

If you enjoy sewing for recreational or
entrepreneurial purposes, this is the perfect opportunity to add personal
patternmaking to your range of skills and services. Using purchased patterns, you have
already been applying colour and texture, balance and proportion, plus other elements and
principles of design. This course can direct you toward new heights of creative
satisfaction and marketable services.

Learn how simple patternmaking really is! Use your own personal
Ready-to-Style slopers available from class to develop you own Signature
wardrobe. Start collecting pictures and illustrations for your Style File now, then
join us to learn how to turn pictures into patterns.

Watch for the listing in the Spring 2001 catalogue of Continuing Education courses on the
Richmond campus of Kwantlen University College.

(Enrolment is limited)

Project-(or Story)-of-the-Year Contest Winner - WWCouture

The CADTERNS
board of Directors is pleased to announce the Winner
of our challenge for the "Best Project &-or Story of the Year for Year
2000". This may be the first but will undoubted no be the last that we hear of
Veluz and Renato Reyes. They will receive a dedicated, signed and witnessed certificate of
achievement bearing the special CADTERNS
seal to hang in their workplace. They will also be the
business presented as a model for small business and people with special occasion needs
"meeting" on the world-wide Web to experience the thrill of long distance
personal fashion. We also hope to hear more from them about Piña, the special pineapple
cloth fabric available in their little corner of the world.

The bride wants to use very special fabrics cut to fit
personal measurements, but is unable to attend any fittings with the designer.

All of the gowns must have matching shoes, accessories and
other details.

Everything must be shipped to Las Vegas.

Doesn't this sound like the start of a good script for a
movie or stage play? Well, this isn't fiction, it's happening!

Designer Veluz Reyes, who designed and made her first wedding ensemble at age 16, brought
this very scenario to life. The two key factors in making it possible were:

Conducting all communication via e-mail

Using CADTERNS personal patternmaking system.

Veluz at this point is a Clothing Technologist, having
studied at the University of the Philippines. Along with her small company of six
employees and several special detail contractors, she begins the challenge of fulfilling
this bride's dream. At the computer, Veluz gathers measurements and other information by
e-mail.

The process begins by calculating CADTERNS slopers for each of the women needing gowns. They can
get slopers using only 4 measurements, but for the bride on this special day, they will
take several more.

After several weeks along with much inspiration and perspiration, the imagineering pays
off. Think of it - the bride's gown is made of elegant duchess satin, the bridesmaids'
gowns are an iridescent taffeta, and the mother of the bride's dress is organza cut in
strips and hand-woven into athatch. They look stunning!

Upon receiving the gowns, the bride was thrilled! All of the gowns and details were
wonderful. Guest comments regarding the gowns were all praises and admiration, many asking
where the gowns had been made. Who'd have guessed.?

"We have made other bridal and entourage gowns for overseas clients" says her
husband and business manager Renato Reyes. "It would not have been possible without
CADTERNS software and personal patternmaking system."

Veluz and Renato Reyes look forward to working with other overseas clients.

CADTERNS looks forward to facilitating more World Wide Couture.

CADTERNS Seeks Beta Tests

CADTERNS is
looking for current users who would like to participate as beta testers for the new
development of custom grading. This will add an exciting new dimension to personal
patternmaking, particularly for entrepreneurial use.

Custom grading will be developed and tested in CADTERNS Pro, starting with
Womenswear. For more information, please leave your name and contact information at
www.cadterns.com/Forms/InfoRequest.htm. In
the Other box, enter
Beta Test. You will be contacted with information specific to
Beta Testing.

If you currently use Lite, this a great time to upgrade. The current special is for the
upgrade from (Womenswear) Lite to
Pro Combo. This upgrade adds the Menswear City Set
of more tailored styles and the ability to work entirely at the computer using the
combination of CADTERNS and a CAD program.

Test Observations * For a classically
proportioned figure CADTERNS Lite drafts a sloper using only 4 personal measurements, but
it will draft for a more difficult-to-fit figure with additional measurements. In minutes
you can print out a sloper. By choosing among and editing the 3 ease settings, you can
draft a pattern with anywhere from a very loose to a very snug fit.

Bottom Line This simple sloper program,
marketed primarily to schools, impressed us with its fit (right on for all body types),
and even more so by how easy it was to use.

“The Anatomy of a dart
Viewlet was extremely clear and of great help to me in visualizing how
darts can be moved around a bulge point (dart point)”.

Mary Boni, Kwantlen College,
Vancouver, BC.:

"My class thought that
the software is very cool in terms of how it can quickly create a
made-to-measure block, which for them is the hardest part of pattern
making."

Julie Ireland, Francis Clare Sewing:

Thank you for your interest. I am
delighted with the CADTERNS
software. I use it to make slopers for my dressmaking
clients. I have saved hours and hours already! I haven't run into any
situations where I ask myself "can't it do this?" I just love it.
Should I think of any points that you may find of interest, I will be sure to let you
know. Please keep me informed with any future updates or new stuff!

Jackie Renton:

I really enjoy my dressmaking, which has now
become far more interesting since the CADTERNS
program has helped me attain a more
accurate fit. The CADTERNS
program is the very thing that I have been seeking for a few
years now.

Page 43: " Interestingly, we found no correlation
between the number of measurements required and the success of the fit "

Page 46 " This simple sloper program, marketed
primarily to schools, impressed us with its fit (right on for all body types), and even
more so by how easy it was to use."

On-line Extra:
- Take It from Us

Jennifer Sauer:
"Originally I thought
CADTERNS was just for educational institutions and wouldnt really compare to other software packages that were more complex. But I really changed my tune.
CADTERNS is a
great little program thats so simple to use  just enter a few measurements and
youre done."

Judith Neukam: "I was very impressed with
the fit CADTERNS produced. It was right on for every body type we tested

Cera Maugey, Toronto, Ontario:

"My name is Cera Maugey. I like my
own style, but could never find "my style" in stores and clothing shops.
After years of being frustrated and annoyed that I have to wear what was out there, I
thought to myself, "What if I tried making my own clothes " and the journey
began.

I started sewing from patterns initially. Once again there was nothing in my style,
so I did some investigation. I found a patternmaking service in eastern Canada who
were good, but as soon as I began sending them pictures to draft from, they began charging
very high prices. I then finally decided to learn how to draft patterns for myself.

I found a well-known and highly recommended pattern-drafting program and used that for a
while. Soon I realized that it wasnt for me. It was truly for the home
sewer who wanted to simply enter her measurements for a selection of their built-in
styles. The program drafts a personal pattern for the style selected then the user
cuts and sews.

There was still something missing, something that I couldnt define. Finally I
discovered CADTERNS
, and here is just what I needed - pattern drafting for serious
designers.

Presently, I draft patterns from 1930s styles and designs (I love this period of
style). I use CADTERNS
slopers and have been very successful with fit and design. I
am also a machine knitter and sometimes co-ordinate my sewing and knitting projects.

My eventual goal is to design Indian style garments, my traditional dress. I would
like to take our very traditional styles and fabric and perhaps mix and match them with
Western fabrics, but keeping to traditional lines and silhouettes.

CADTERNS
is a great program for the serious drafter or home sewer who wants
to go beyond and expand their capabilities. I would really like to see CADTERNS
become a very successful software that is widely used. I am happy to be using and
supporting this program."

Sharon Patterson:

"... terrific! I already know flat
patternmaking and draping, what this will do is take my skills to another level."

Lauren's Mom:

"Love your program. Just for kicks I
entered measurements for my (very tiny) 10 year old and ... was totally floored!!!
...couldn't ask for a better pair of fitting pants. Thank you very much!!!!"

Sandra Blumenfeld, Sewing Express:

"I design clothing for a large catalog
and this year I had the pleasure of using your slopers as the basis of my designs, and for
the first time very little if any changes were needed for fit!"

Fred Wyatt, "Wyatt House",
Cody, Wyoming:

"After having recently purchased my CADTERNS
program, I find that I can't get along without it."

P. Day, Entrepreneur:

"I had so much fun with the trial version
last night. ... it seems possible to do ... EVERYTHING I need!"

Summer workshop at L.B. Pearson High
School, Calgary, Alberta:

"It's about time that someone developed a
program like this. I've been looking for something like this for years."

"I love it"

Beverley Knox, Leather and Lace,
White Rock, British Columbia:

I can see now it's really saving me money...
It's available so immediately. It's so easy to use."

Bill Henderson and Students, Yale
Secondary School:

"CADTERNS
is an
excellent example of a parametric design software package. The users enter their own
measurements, from which a full size flat pattern can be plotted out. The software
has a skirt, pant, bodice and sheath sloper available. The program will have great
appeal to the increasing numbers of females joining the technology education
programs... CADTERNS
is a software package you and your textile specialist should take a
closer look at!"

Catherine Clark-Marlow:

"We've been printing patterns like mad.
Our first projects have been completed by students and their comments are only
positive. Basically, they are very impressed with the fit they are able to
achieve!"

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